PUBLIC SPEAKING
(See also Public Instructor; Theocratic Ministry School [Discontinued])
(Note centered heading below: Qualities and Techniques)
auxiliary counselor: w21.08 24
avoiding excessive humor: w91 11/15 22
body of talk: sg 47-48, 136-138
conclusions: th 23; be 177, 208, 220-221; sg 48-49, 175-177
discussion: g03 12/22 16-18
dress and grooming: be 131-133; sg 184-185
examples:
scientist Michael Faraday: w96 8/1 29
experiences:
children: g99 1/8 21
impromptu talk at teachers college: yb07 63-64
stutterers: g97 5/8 30; g96 8/22 21-23; g92 5/22 27
Witness schoolboy’s witness to classes: yb02 58
Witness schoolgirl’s speech on gossip: g96 12/22 32
Witness schoolgirl wins first prize: w04 12/15 32
how personally possible: g92 7/22 21-24
impromptu: be 177-178, 208; sg 59, 61-62
improving ability: w21.08 24-25
interpreted into another language: be 55; km 9/92 7
introductions: th 4; be 177, 208, 215-219; sg 46-47, 113-116
mannerisms: be 94, 102, 122; sg 133, 183, 185-186
manuscript reading: be 50, 98, 101-103, 105-106, 127, 130; sg 31-32, 120
neat equipment: be 134; sg 186-187
negative material: be 202-203
nervousness: g03 12/22 17-18; be 43, 125-126, 135-138; sg 181-184; g92 7/22 22-23
overcoming timidity:
appreciation for Awake! article: g93 1/22 30
personal appearance: be 131-134
personal prayer before: be 136; w87 7/15 13
prayer to overcome problems in: yb91 179
preparation: be 33-34, 46, 116, 135-136, 157-158, 196, 230-233; sg 39-43, 50-51, 154; g92 7/22 23-24
gathering material: be 33-38, 231, 234-235; sg 42-43, 108-113
organizing material: be 41, 170-173, 212-214; sg 152
outlines: be 39-42, 166-169, 174-177; sg 44-49, 140-142
rehearsing: be 46, 54-55, 136, 263-264
talks in Ministry School: be 43-46; sg 97-98
talks on assemblies and conventions: w17.09 26-27; be 50
talks to Witness audiences: be 47-51
with timing in mind: sg 179-180
reading scriptures: w17.09 26-27; km 9/00 3
Qualities and Techniques
accuracy of statement: th 10; be 223-225; sg 110-111
argumentation: be 255-257; sg 151, 153-158
audience contact: be 124-127, 169, 175; sg 138-140
Bible the foundation: be 8
breath control: be 109, 181-185; sg 65-66
choice of words: be 160-165, 176, 180, 195-196, 198-199, 218-221, 226, 240-241; sg 6-8, 112, 172-173
clear, understandable material: th 20; be 161, 226-229, 232-233, 242-243; sg 111-113, 172-173
coherence: sg 149-153
contrasts: be 57-58, 171, 213, 233
conversational manner: th 5; be 129-130, 166, 168-169, 175, 179-180; sg 144-146
conviction: th 18; be 103, 116-117, 122, 158, 194-196, 199-200, 221
encouraging, strengthening: be 158, 192, 266, 268-271
enthusiasm: th 14; be 115-117; sg 163-165
enunciation: be 86-88
exhortation: be 265-267
extemporaneous: be 129, 166, 174-178; sg 58-63, 145-146, 162-163
facial expression: be 119, 121-123; sg 187
fluency: be 93-96; sg 142-144
gestures: be 121-123; sg 132-133
handling disturbances: sg 121
illustrations and examples: th 11; be 53, 57, 240-246, 253, 257; sg 52-53, 168-171
informative material: th 21; be 33-34, 46, 116, 157-158, 218, 230-233, 256-257; sg 108-111
logic: be 41, 170-173, 214; sg 150-153
main points stand out: th 17; be 39-41, 52, 98, 105-106, 117, 146, 168-169, 212-214; sg 135-138
modulation: th 13; be 111-114; sg 160-163
naturalness: be 121-122, 125, 128-130, 174-176, 179-180, 196
pausing: be 93, 97-101, 108, 125-126; sg 119-121
poise: be 128, 135-138; sg 181-184
posture: be 109, 133-134, 137; sg 183, 185-186
practical application: th 16; be 60, 157-158, 221, 233
pronunciation: be 89-92; sg 56, 146-149
reaching hearts: th 22; be 33-34, 48-49, 59-60, 166, 258-262; sg 73-78
reading: be 26; w99 3/15 20; sg 31-32, 120, 126-128
emphasis: be 101-106, 150-152
fluency: be 94-95
reasoning with audience: be 251-252, 254; w86 3/1 29-30
repetition: be 206-208; sg 53, 130-132, 135
respectful delivery: be 191-193
sense stress: be 101-106, 150-152; sg 30, 158-160
reading from Bible: sg 126-128
simplicity: w02 9/1 20; be 155, 161-163, 168-169, 213, 219, 221, 226-227, 245-246; sg 6-8, 111-112
summary of speech qualities: sg 106-107
teaching: sg 49-54
theme highlighted: be 39-40, 209-211, 217-218, 220-221, 234; sg 114-115, 133-135, 152-153
timing: be 34, 45, 176, 263-264; sg 177-181
upbuilding: th 19; be 202-204
use of—
analogies: be 257
assigned material: be 234-235
humor: be 193
microphones: be 139-142; sg 68-69
outline: be 126, 166-169, 174-177, 264; sg 59-61, 63, 138-142
questions: th 6; w02 9/1 21; be 236-239; sg 51-52, 157-158
quotations: be 168, 177, 216, 225, 256; sg 155-156
use of Bible: w17.09 26-27; w13 4/15 13; be 52-54, 224-225; km 9/00 3; sg 122-129
applying scriptures: th 9; be 53-54, 153-156, 233, 254, 256; sg 128-129
encouraging audience to look up scriptures: be 145-146; sg 122-123
explaining scriptures: be 231-233, 254
introducing scriptures: th 7; be 147-149; sg 122-126
reading: be 150-152; sg 32-33, 40, 126-128, 146
visual aids: th 12; be 247-250
voice improvement: be 119, 137-138, 181-185; sg 63-68
volume: be 102, 107-112; sg 116-119
warmth and feeling: th 15; be 115-116, 118-120, 122-123, 150, 266, 270-271; sg 165-167